Garter and other supporting means



June 15, 1937. R. B. YOUNG GARTER AND OTHER SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Aug. 15, 1956 RANDALL B Youms INVENTOR BY f8. QJZM ATTORNEY Patented June 1 5. 1937 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,084,174 GARTER AND OTHER SUPPORTING MEANS Randall E. Young, Akron, Ohio Application August 15, 1936, Serial No. 96,221

11 Claims. (01. 241-6) This invention relates to improvements in garinvention with reference to the particular adaptaters and other bands or devices to be worn in tion thereof disclosed in the drawing, the nufixed contact with or around portions of the humeral 5 denotes a flexible band which may be man. body or any part of the body of an animal. formed of textile fabric, rubber, leather, elastic 5 The invention is particularly adapted for ap- Webbing or any suitable material. The band 5 plication to a garter in which connection it will is provided with suitable means 6 for detachably be illustrated in the accompanying drawing and securing the ends in operative relation and with hereinafter described. the suitable clasps i for engaging a stocking.

Objects of the invention are to provide a device The numeral 8 denotes tubes, which in the 10 of the character above indicated which may be adaptation of the inv n i n illustrated re m- 10 comfortably worn, which will be very efficient in posed of elastic rubber, but which may be formed use and which will not materially interfere with of any Suitable material- Each e 3 is formed the free circulation of the blood. of a length which is approximately equal to the Particular objects are to provide a garter havwidth'of the band 5. ing a multiplicity of spaced, parallel, tubular, The tubes 8 are positioned transversely across 15 flexible, elastic bearing members on the inner the in r f ce o the be d 5 in ela ve y c side thereof and disposed thereon in the general parallel, Sp relation- 0 S de O each tube direction of the axis of the garter whereby the 8 is u d t t ha d 5 by h t t n 9 r pressure exerted by the garter will be distributed ot er Sui ab e ea s.

along spaced areas, thus permitting free circula- A Suitable number of tubes 3 are employed: 20 tion of the blood in the flesh underlying the inp-p r h garter 0n the y Without rin n tervening areas. the band 5 in contact therewith. While the tubes An additional object is to provide a device of 8 are preferably fOrmed e ast c rubber, a Sufthe character described which will include infic t number of tubes are p 'y to p p wardly projecting portions capable of a limited 3 pp t garter W t ut undue distort on of 25 lateral swinging movement thereby permitting a the tubes- As Shown in u s 2 and 3. the tubes limited relative movement between the device and 3 are secured to the band 5 limited Swinging the part on which t Same is mounted, movement on the stitching 9 to the positions in- The above objects are accomplished and addidicateq by dotted lines in Figure tional ends are attained by the novel construc- In Flgul'e 4 there 15 Shown at modlfied form of 30 non ombination and arrangement of par-ts the invention in which a band. 5a and the tubes hereinafter disclosed with reference to the ace ntegrally formed of one piece of rubber. companying drawing in which I have Shawn an In this modification, the tubes 8a. are connected illustrative embodiment of the invention, it being to the bend 5a by a narrow neck H! w ch p runderstood that the invention is not confined to mits limited lateral'swinging movement of the 35 the particular form shown or to the particmar tubes 8a on the band 50.. The limited swinging purpose ifi d but may be adapted in various movement of the portion of the tubes 8 and 80.

ways to various purposes and that changes and Permit limitedy m vement of the porm difi tions may be made which come within tion of the body on which the device is mounted 49 the scope of the claims hereunto appended. thereby providing a construction which will be 40 In the drawing, more comfortable in use than garters of ordi- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a garter connary constl'lictlonstructed in accordance with this invention, In the dams the wordgamer i used to Figine 2 is a cross sectional view taken as include any belt strap or other devlce to which (Heated by the line of Figure 1, the invention may be advantageously applied. 45

While the bearing portions are preferably formed as herein set forth, the same may be made solid, Figure 4 is a longitudinal, sectional View of a gi g i gg gg iiigg gg 32 32525 5: 3? 85 23 portion of a garter, the same being a modified constmction' forrfl of the In Figure 5 there is shown a band 5b which igur 5 S fragmentary, perspective VIEW is preferably composed of elastic webbing. The p y in Section, illustrating an adaptation of webbing 5b is provided on the one side thereof the invention, with a plurality of spaced, parallel bearing mem- Proceeding now to a detailed description of the bers 8b which are suitably secured thereto. In 55 Figure 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken as indicated by the lines 33 of Figure 1,

the particular adaptation of the invention illustrated, the bearing members 812 are composed of cylindrical pieces of cork. Each bearing member 81) is provided at the upper end thereof with a diametrically arranged slot 80. The lower end of each bearing member 8b is provided with a like slot 811. The Webbing 5b isv provided adjacent the upper edge thereof with a longitudinally extending series of spaced loops 86 which are preferably formed of elastic cord and which are entered in the slot to hold the upper end of the cork on the webbing 5b.

The webbing 5b is likewise provided adjacent the lower edge thereof with a longitudinally extending series of like loops 8f-which are adapted to be entered in the slot lid to hold the lower ends of members 82) in position on the webbing 5b. It will thus be seen that the'members 8b are detachably positioned on the band 51) so as to be capable of limited rotary movement relative thereto and that this rotary movement will permit aslight rotary movement ofa garter or other band positioned on the body.

It will be understood that the tubes 8 and 8b or equivalent members may be woven into the band 5 or 52) or otherwise associated therewith toproduce spaced bearing surfaces which will function as herein set forth.

Having thus illustrated my invention and described the same in detail, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a flexible band provided on the inner face thereof with a longitudinally extending series of transversely disposed, parallel, spaced, flexible hollow bearing members.

2. A device of the character described including a flexible band and a longitudinally extending series of transversely disposed, tubular, elongated flexible bearing members secured in closely spaced, parallel relation to the inner side thereof.

3. A device of the character described, including a flexible band and a longitudinally extending series of transversely disposed, parallel, cy-

lindrical, flexible bearing members secured to the inner side thereof.

4. In a device of the character described, a flexible band, a plurality of elastic rubber tubes secured to the inner side thereof, said tubes disposed transversely thereof and arranged in relatively close parallel, spaced relation.

5. In a device of the character described, a flexible band, a plurality of rubber tubes on the inner side thereof, said tubes disposed transversely thereof for limited swinging movement on axes disposed transversely of the band.

6. In a device of the character described, a band for encircling a portion of a human body and a longitudinally extending series of transversely arranged, spaced, parallel elongated, flexible members associated therewith and secured thereto for limited rolling movement thereon to form closely spaced bearing surfaces on the interior face thereof.

7. In a garter, a band and a longitudinally extending series of transversely arranged, elastic tubes associated therewith and secured thereto so as to form spaced, bearing surfaces on the interior face thereof.

8. In a device of the character described, an elastic band provided with a plurality of spaced, hollow, elongated bearing members on the inner face thereof.

9. In a device of the character described, an elastic band provided with a plurality of spaced, hollow, flexible bearing members on the inner face thereof.

10. In a. device of the character described, an elastic band provided with a plurality of spaced, hollow, elastic, elongated bearing members. on the inner side thereof.

11. In a device of the character described, a flexible band, a plurality of cylindrical bearing members secured to the inner side thereof and disposed transversely thereof for limited swinging movement thereon substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

RANDALL B. YOUNG. 

